Pony bottle opinons- Air buddy vs. Regulator

[knowone]

I played with the lpi one for a couple of dives and the delivery was comfortably regulated and exhalation manageable. The thing was to remember to loosen your bite before the lungs reach capacity. I should say, a couple of times over a couple of dives.
Then I figured that if your buddy was trapped in another compartment of a wreck you could cold chisel or wrench out a rivet or a bolt and poke the Air Buddy if it were on a hose through. But because I generally don't carry a cold chisel or a wrench or a buddy I put it in one of my compartmentalised cases with a lot of other interesting diving gadgets.

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Seriously..... wake up call...... THIS is not an effective emergency breathing device...

It is a novelty, pure and simple. Its only value is it is different.

 

[elmer fudd]

Then I figured that if your buddy was trapped in another compartment of a wreck you could cold chisel or wrench out a rivet or a bolt and poke the Air Buddy if it were on a hose through..

I was downright dubious about this product until you pointed this out.

I think you might also need some kind of long sharp pokey thing though, so that when you run low on air you can prompt your buddy to release his death grip on your Air Buddy, allowing you to surface.

 

[knowone]

I was pretending to be nice so didn't mention my fin prints on the wall.
At least I managed to score a 7' hose out of a 5'.

 

[penitent1]

This system makes sense to me. It is compact, and seems somehow natural and intuitive.

 

[DevonDiver]

penitent1... I think the Air Buddy system is marketed specifically to attract divers with your level of experience.